Castle Cove - Northbridge Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Castle Cove and Northbridge
NSW · SA2 121011683 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,832
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,592
- Per 1,000 residents
- 134.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,846
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,276
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes castle cove and northbridge), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 277.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,221 | 66.6% |
| 1–4 | 495 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 5.6% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,276). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,141 | 34.8% |
| Individual / sole trader | 896 | 27.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 577 | 17.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 307 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 70 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 62 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 48 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 29 | 0.9% |
| Other | 146 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 484 | 26.4% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 314 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 196 | 10.7% | 4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 193 | 10.5% | -3.0% |
| Construction | 154 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 89 | 4.9% | 7.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 3.4% | 5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 3.3% | -7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 2.8% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 39 | 2.1% | -11.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 37 | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 32 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade7.2%
- Administrative and Support Services5.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.8%
- Education and Training3.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.2%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.41× | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.56× | 20 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.66× | 39 |
| Construction | 11.3 | 0.69× | 154 |